Combined bottle-cap and strainer.



L. A. ROBBINS. COMBINED BOTTLE CAP AND STRAINER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. 1915.

7 Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

will be LOUIS A. ROBBINS,

0F CANTON, 'OHIO.

COMBINED BOTTLE-GAP AND STRAINE B.

Specification of Letters Patent. :Patented Sept. 19, 1916,

Application filed March 27, 1915. Serial No. 17,459.

To all whom it may concern Be it known thatI, LOUIS A. Romaine, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Bottle-Caps and Strainers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescri tion of the invention, such as will enab e others skilled in the art to which'it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has for its primary object to provide a combined bottle cap and strainer especially with milk bottles, the bottle may be without removing bottle.

Another object is' the-provision of: a combined bottle cap and strainer including a strainer element secured against accidental removal from the bottle neck and constituting an anchor for the cap.

With these and'other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as hereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure .1 represents a fragmental longitudinal sectional view through a milk bottle of the usual. construction, illustratingthe invention applied to use. Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of the combined strainer whereby the contents of the cap bodily from the and cap removed. Fig. 3 represents a bottom plan view of the bottle cap and strainer removed, and Fig. 4 represents a transverse sectional view on the line H of Fig. .2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate cor- Y responding parts throughout the several.

views, the numeral 5 indicates generally the bottle closure or cap adapted to frictionally engage within the circular groove or recess A formed in the open end of the neck of a bottle B.

.A crease 8 is formed diametrically of the cap dividing the latter into a relatively stationary part or section 6 and a movablepart or section 7 adapted to be folded back upon the section 6' to permit of thedispensation of .the contents of the bottle. A tongue 9 is preferably cut out from the movable. S801.

bottle neck. The strainer element designed for use in connection dispensed and strained relatively movable tion 7 whereby the latter may be convenlently opened.

A strainer element 10 is permanently se-.

cured to the relatively stationary part or section 6 of the cap by a suitable type of fastener 11 and is shaped conformably with the cap 5 and adapted to frictionally lock within the annular groove or recess A in the is preferably formed of a non-corrosive wire screen of adequate mesh.

In use, the bottle cap 5 and strainer element 10' are inserted in the recess or groove A in the usual manner to completely close the bottle B, and when it is desired to dispense the contents the relatively movable part or section thereof is moved, by means of the tongue 9 to the position illustrated in Fig. l. The strainer elements 10 being of the samerdiameter as the cap 5 is frictionally retained within the usual-recess or groove A in the bottle neck B and thus insures against the accidental displacement of the bottle cap when the part or section 7 .is moved outwardly or opened in order to facilitate dispensation of the contents of thebottle. 'As the milk or other liquid contents of the bottle is poured through the neckthereof it is clearl evident that the strainer element 10 will e fectively strain the milk.

Whatl claim is:

1. In combination, a

and stationary sections, and a strainer element shaped conformably with said cap and secured to the relatively stationarysection and constituting anchoring means for securing the latter in the neck v of a bottle.

2. In combination, a for insertion in the neck cluding a foldable section, and a strainer element shaped conformably with and seing means for'the latter.

relatively movable bottle cap including bottle cap adapted of a bottle and in -cured to said cap and constituting anchor- 3. In'oombination, a bottle Otis adapted it for insertion-in the neck of a bottleland including relatively stationary and sections, and a formably with said bottle n foldablef strainer element secured to the relatively stationary section shaped cona 'constirelatively stationary and foldable sections, In testimony whereof I aflix my signature a tongue cut out1 from the foldable section, in presence of two witnesses.

and a strainer e ement secured to the relatively stationary section and shaped con- LOUIS ROBBINS formably with said cap,'of approximately Witnesses:

the same diameter as the latter and consti- ALLEN COOK,

- tuting an anchoring means therefor. GEORGE D. RATHKE. 

